Our customers range from individuals to hotel chains, and we are delighted to say they all come back.Our customers range from individuals to hotel chains. Many come to us from recommendations.Read More

Tartan is fantastic. There are as many patterns and colour ranges as you can imagine. We stock quite a few but would be happy to quote for requests.Tartan is fantastic. We stock quite a few but would be happy to quote for requests.Read More

We are always out and about with our stall at various events around Scotland. Pop in and see us and our products, we'd be happy to meet you.We are always out and about with our stall at various events around Scotland. Read More

Chieftain of the Kitchen

Tartan Weave Napkins is a small family run business. Alice Lamb has been supplying customers from individuals to large hotel chains for many years with the simple aim to meet all customer needs. We can make our products in over 100 machine washable tartans and would be happy to discuss any products you would like to see produced.

We are sure you will be delighted with the quality of our products, but If the product is not to the satisfaction of the customer and has not been utilised the customer will receive a full refund on return of the product within seven days to Tartan Weave Napkins.

Featured Tartans

Black Watch Tartan

Royal Stewart

Scottish National

Prince of Wales

The Black Watch Regiment

The regiment was originally raised on the orders of Charles II, In 1695. By this time there was a growing need for a "Watch", to police the black trade of Cattle Smuggling in the Scottish Highlands and this may well be where the name came from.

The Queen's Tartan

This is the best known tartan of the House of Stewart, and the personal tartan of Queen Elizabeth II. It is appropriate for all subjects of Elizabeth II to wear the Royal Stewart tartan, in much the same way that clansmen may wear the tartan of their clan chief.

A Tartan for All

A Royal Mistake

Originally intended as the Duke of Rothsay (the Scottish title given to the heir apparent to the British throne), this tartan mistakenly had a triple white stripe. Rather than bin it it was registered as the Prince of Wales.

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A Short History of Tartan

Tartan is one of Scotland's most famous symbols of its Clans and national dress.

Tartan has been around for thousands of years probably being introduced into Scotland from Ireland by the Celts (circa 5 BC)

Prior to 1715, the first Jacobite Rebellion, there were only 5 tartans common in Scotland, and these differed in colour dependent on the plants in the areas from which the dyes came from.

Between 1715 and 1745 the next Jacobite Rebellion there were only 15 tartans.

After the battle of Culloden the government was determined to destroy the Scottish Clan system by introducing “The Disarming Act” which made it a criminal offense for the common Highland men to wear the tartan. It did not pertain to the Highland gentry nor to lowlanders or even women and what is more important it did not apply to the Highland Regiments that were being formed in the Government army.

It was not until 1816 that the Clans and regiments began to identify themselves and be recognised by specific tartans.

In fact most tartans originate from the Black Watch tartan. Introduce a white line and a red line and you have the McKenzie modern, introduce a yellow line and you have the Gordon modern, introduce white setts or squares and you the McKenzie dress and the Gordon dress etc etc etc.

However it was not until 1822 when Sir Walter Scott persuaded King George IV to visit Scotland that the tartan became popular and not until Queen Victoria established herself at Balmoral that the tartan really took off when the Victorians fell in love with all things Scottish.

Modern day tartan is a multi-million pound industry with each Clan having created its own tartan which could include several different designs and colours eg the “ancient / modern / hunting/ dress”. The tartan became the Clan's identity.

In October 2008 there were 6,281 tartans in existence mostly associated with the Clans or military regiments however there are many new tartans which have no clan association for example Scotland's National, Holyrood, Caledonia, Pride of Scotland and the beautiful Isle of Skye.

SO, Here's to it

Honour the name of it

Drink to the fame of it

THE TARTAN

Murdoch MaLean

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